John W. Sharp on eHealth and Health IT

Posts Tagged ‘SaaS’

In an article on HealthLeaders, how health systems can provide an EMR via Software as a Service (SaaS) is presented. Five requirements are noted:

Make HIT a priority

Be up-front about the risks

Establish a dedicated team focused on outreach

Decide what services you are truly capable of providing with this model

Offer advice on infrastructure

Cleveland Clinic is noted as an example. Dr. C. Martin Harris says, “”Success to me is that we are not just installing technology in an office to replace paper, but we are putting in technology that enables interoperability,”

Of course, Cleveland Clinic provides other software to help hospitals and providers: